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Growing Lillies in containers

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  • just potted mine up, got westland mpc with john innes, didnt have any broken pots but did have plenty of pebbles lying around. here is what i have done. did i do good?

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  • thats 10 and 7 inches respectively...

  • sotongeoffsotongeoff Posts: 9,802

    David!! you have to cover them!!-imagewith some compostimage-and then keep topping up as they poke thoughimage

    Thought there were four -can only see three??

    But yes you dun goodimage

  • ahh ok, should i put the sawdust that was in the packet over it too?

  • sotongeoffsotongeoff Posts: 9,802

    No chuck that outimage

  • rectified. when will i see anything/know that they have worked?

  • sotongeoffsotongeoff Posts: 9,802

    About 6/8 weeks or so-dont worry they will be fineimage-depends on type/variety-what are they?

    They all flower at different times from May onwards

     

  • there asiatic summer blooming. Need to decide what to do next image i currently have strawberry seedlings, strawberry plants, herb seedlings, petunia seedlings and now lillies. i just hope some of them see it all the way through

  • sotongeoffsotongeoff Posts: 9,802

    About June time probablyimage

    Again it is all about timing and conditions-I think come the Summer you will be chuffed by your results.

    How did you get on with the drain cover?

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